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Friday, October 30, 2020

Advisory Committee Meets Thursday

  • State: New Mexico
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New Mexico’s Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease Disablement meets via Facebook Live on Thursday.

The advisory council monitors the state’s comp system and

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Court Rejects Challenges to Adverse Jury Decision

  • State: California
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A California appellate court upheld a trial judge’s evidentiary rulings for an attorney’s unsuccessful disability discrimination claim against the Department of Justice.

Case: Amgwerd v.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

SCIF Adjuster Accused of Conspiring With Chiropractor in $1.6M Lien Scam

  • State: California
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A claims adjuster for the State Compensation Insurance Fund was charged with conspiring to process false insurance claims that paid $1.6 million to a Southern

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

WCAB Reinstates Rules Suspended at Start of Pandemic

  • State: California
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The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued two en banc decisions on Tuesday reinstating rules it suspended in March and April.

The Appeals Board reinstated

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

FELA Does Not Allow Worker to Release Unrelated Future Claims in Settlement

  • State: California
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In a case of first impression, a California appellate court ruled that a railroad employee’s release of unrelated future claims in settling a claim is

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

DWC Adopts Medicare's Telehealth Rules

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday announced that it posted an order adjusting the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the Official

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Commissioner Closes Record on Pure Premium Filing

  • State: California
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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday closed the record for the Jan. 1 advisory pure premium rate recommendation and is expected to issue a

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Workers' Compensation Act Applies to Truck Driver Who Leased Vehicle Involved in Accident

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a truck driver who was injured while driving a leased truck was subject to the protection of the Workers’ Compensation

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

San Diego Law Firm McLaughlin & Sanchez Announces New Name

  • State: California
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Applicants’ law firm McLaughlin & Sanchez recently announced its new name to reflect a new partnership handling workers’ compensation cases primarily in San Diego and

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Appellate Court Affirms Injunction Requiring Uber, Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees

  • State: California
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A California appeals court affirmed an order directing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers as employees and not independent contractors while litigating a

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